From 1840 to 1940, the circus was the biggest form of entertainment in the country. People were starting to have money, starting… — Beth Macy Copy Share Image
“I unconsciously decided that, even if it wasn't an ideal world, it should be so and painted only the ideal aspects of… — Norman Rockwell Copy Share Image
Governments, existing primarily to protect and enhance capitalism, maintain their power through the use of technologies that control the populace - by… — Kirkpatrick Sale Copy Share Image
Animal abuse is rampant in the U.S., right under everyone's eyes, for the entertainment of the public. The brutal confinement and pain… — Tippi Hedren Copy Share Image
I did a cake for the 60th birthday of Elton John, for Britney Spears' 27th birthday and for the 'Circus' album she… — Ron Ben-Israel Copy Share Image
Taking his time, as though he has all of it in the world, in the universe, from the days when tales meant… — Erin Morgenstern Copy Share Image
The students that, like the wild animal being prepared for its tricks in the circus called 'life', expects only training as sketched… — Edsger Dijkstra Copy Share Image
It's a sign of this film's greatness that the enormous sadness that accompanies the final leave-taking of the circus interior is a… — Jonathan Rosenbaum Copy Share Image
Already long ago, from when we sold our vote to no man, the People have abdicated our duties; for the People who… — Juvenal Copy Share Image
“Some people are afraid of being alone – really alone. We need this experience in order to realize that we really are… — Art Hochberg Copy Share Image
The purpose of bread and circuses is, as Neil Postman said in his book Amusing Ourselves to Death, to distract, to divert… — Chris Hedges Copy Share Image
When I was young, my family didn't go on outings to the circus or trips to Disneyland. We couldn't afford them. Instead,… — Jenny Lawson Copy Share Image
My father used to describe how he'd love going, early in the morning, out on a location and waiting for the trucks… — Barbara Broccoli Copy Share Image
Now the freaks are on television, the freaks are in the movies. And it's no longer the sideshow, it's the whole show.… — Jonathan Winters Copy Share Image
Circus is what real life should be like. It's sincerity, feeling, emotions. All real. There are no lies in circus. There are… — Princess Stephanie of Monaco Copy Share Image
Someone who has juggled the ball in the air during a game, after which four defenders of the opponent get the time… — Johan Cruijff Copy Share Image
I hear an almost inaudible but pervasive discontent with the price we pay for our current materialism. And I hear a fluttering… — Bill Moyers Copy Share Image
We have to be aggressive when those we stick up for have no voice. I don't consider it radical to say cruelty… — Ingrid Newkirk Copy Share Image
“Orion sniffed. "Good. Then, worthy centaur, perhaps you could give me a ride to the village on your back. Then I can… — Eoin Colfer Copy Share Image
The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped… — Erin Morgenstern Copy Share Image
When I'm on stage, it's really intense. My mind is going a million miles an hour, trying to remember my act, trying… — Steven Wright Copy Share Image
I wish that the circuses that were around now felt like they did then. They're not quite as elegant or as magical… — Francis Lawrence Copy Share Image
Writing is for men who can think and feel, not mindless sensation seekers out of nightclubs and bars. But these are bad… — Naguib Mahfouz Copy Share Image
It's always fun catching up with the other players because so many of them were really good mates when I was playing… — Tim Henman Copy Share Image
I started out doing multiple characters from day one, when I got my fist job in 'Dumbo's Circus.' I'm used to getting… — Jim Cummings Copy Share Image
When the NBA first resorted to it in 1979, I must admit I thought it was a circus rule, the equivalent of… — Skip Bayless Copy Share Image
“Precarious, life is. A flying leap. A sweep of hand. A star flung across the night. A lucky catch in this whirling… — Rivera Sun Copy Share Image
I think there's that weird bastardization where musical theatre actors are treated as almost like vaudevillians or circus performers - that we're… — Laura Benanti Copy Share Image
A 'civilization' that makes such a ridiculous fuss about alleged 'war crimes' - acts of violence against the actual or potential enemies… — Savitri Devi Copy Share Image
I would have done well as a gypsy child, I think. A circus baby. I coulda played a great street urchin or… — Natasha Lyonne Copy Share Image
The circus looks abandoned and empty. But you think perhaps you can smell caramel wafting through the evening breeze, beneath the crisp… — Erin Morgenstern Copy Share Image
“The other travellers do seem to have given us a wide berth,” I admitted. “Can you blame them?” He surveyed our possessions,… — Deanna Raybourn Copy Share Image
Making movies is like a circus. You get together for a finite amount of time and you build the most extravagant thing… — Joe Hahn Copy Share Image
“His lap looked like it was already occupied--by a giant boner. It pressed against his pants like a circus tent pole. Elephants… — Juniper Bell Copy Share Image
I've been very fortunate. I've been in theater, films, television, radio, tragedy, comedy, farce - I've been in a musical and in… — Donald Sinden Copy Share Image
When I was younger, I wanted to own a circus and create this bizarre revue that went from town to town. I… — Neil Burger Copy Share Image
The great advantage of the circus, and the reason it is so popular, is really the ideal combination of art and sport.… — Robert Lepage Copy Share Image
“All the world's a circus. Sometimes you choose your act and sometimes it's assigned to you. I had roamed the arena for… — Mia Sheridan Copy Share Image
I think that's a big part of what I love about the boys in the band, too, and what I find attractive… — Lzzy Hale Copy Share Image
The reason I started drag in the first place is because I felt like I never really fit in, and I still… — Violet Chachki Copy Share Image
